Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee

Receive and file Vision to Focus (V2F) integrated reporting update as of January 2021 as contained in Appendix A of corporate strategy department report CS-02-21.

Receive and file finance department report F-07-21 providing the financial performance of the 2020 operating budget as at December 31, 2020.

Approve the 2021 proposed budget for the Burlington Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) as presented in Appendix A of finance department report F-08-21 incorporating a Burlington Downtown BIA members’ levy of $815,700; and Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to incorporate the resulting Burlington Downtown BIA tax rates into the 2021 Tax Levy By-Law.

Approve the 2021 proposed budget for the Aldershot Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) as presented in Appendix A of finance department report F-09-21 incorporating an Aldershot Village BIA members’ levy of $223,000; and Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to incorporate the resulting Aldershot Village BIA tax rates into the 2021 Tax Levy By-Law.

Receive and file finance department report F-13-21 regarding remuneration and expenses paid to Council and appointees for 2020.

Receive and file office of the Mayor report MO-03-21 providing an update on the Mayor and Council members’ attendance at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) virtual conference that took place on January 25 and January 26, 2021.

Whereas in May 2020 the City of Burlington and Team Burlington (Burlington Economic Development, Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Burlington, Burlington Downtown Business Association and the Aldershot Village BIA) formed the Burlington Economic Recovery Network (BERN). BERN has strategically brought together key stakeholders and business leaders from across Burlington to develop a robust local strategy that will prepare our economy for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. On February 17, 2021, BERN and the City of Burlington engaged the Burlington restaurant community to discuss the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on their industry, current economic realities and ongoing support needed by restaurants to survive; and Whereas when the Province of Ontario went into lockdown and enforced a stay-at-home order on December 26, 2020, all restaurants across the province were forced to close to in-person dining for over seven weeks and Halton and Burlington restaurants were only able to open to in-person dining on February 16, 2021, under red/control level restrictions; and Whereas the Provincial COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open placed Halton Region under the red/control level which restricts restaurants to a hard cap of ten dine-in customers. The feedback from our business community continues to be that the hard cap does not make reopening their business viable for most restaurants. We would like to remind the Province of Ontario of the resolution calling fo

Approve the following Council appointments to the Burlington Lands Partnership Steering Committee for a term of 2 years (with exception of Chair of CPRM committee which is 1 year concurrently with their term as chair):  Mayor; and  Current Chair of the Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee.

Receive and file city manager’s office report CM-05-21 providing status reports for designated corporate projects (for Q4 2020) detailed in Appendix A and an overview of risk management in projects as provided in Appendix B.

Receive and file report CL-02-21 from the office of the city clerk, providing an update on proposed Council Workshop governance sessions for 2021 and 2022.

Direct the City Manager to proceed with implementing the interim service delivery program recommendation as contained in appendix B attached to city manager’s office report CM-06-21 outlining the COVID-19 property tax deferral payment plan - finance; and Refer appendix A of city manager’s office report CM-06-21 to the March 23, 2021 City Council meeting regarding outdoor customer experience from recreation, community and culture; and Direct the Chief Financial Officer to track and monitor the financial implications of the above service delivery program changes in the ongoing COVID-19 financial impact reporting to Council.

Refer appendix A of city manager’s office report CM-06-21 to the March 23, 2021 City Council meeting regarding outdoor customer experience from recreation, community and culture.

Receive and file finance department report F-03-21, provide the financial status of the city as at December 31, 2020; and Approve the establishment of the Federal and Provincial Grant Reserve Fund as outlined in F-03-21; and Amend the interest allocation policy as outlined in F-03-21.

Receive and file finance department report F-06-21 reporting on 2020 year-end financial position.

Receive and file information technology services department report IT-01- 21 providing an update on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software procurement process.

Receive and file finance department report F-02-21 providing the status of the contingency reserve fund as at December 31, 2020.

Direct the Executive Director of Legal Services or their designate to proceed in accordance with the instructions sought in matters 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 37, and 39 and that the balance of legal department report L-06-21 be received and filed.

Receive and file the following two items, having been given due consideration by the Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee.